“You are an Universe of Universes and your soul a source of songs.”
Nicaraguan poet
~ Ruben Darío
Website Resources
OPA Jr. High Library Country Profile:
https://opajrhighlibrary.weebly.com/nicaragua.html
CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html
Check out books on display in the Jr. High Library!
Los Cazadores Invisibles
Music of Nicaragua
Utah Online Library
Did You Know?
Did You Know?
~Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America.
~One points by extending the chin or puckering the lips in the intended direction.
~The national instrument is the marimba (which is similar to a xylophone) and is usually accompanied by guitars, maracas, and traditional flutes (zuls).
~Nicaragua was named after Nicarao, the leader of one of the area’s early indigenous groups. His name was combined with the Spanish word for water, agua, to form the word Nicaragua.
“Nicaragua.” CultureGrams Online Edition, ProQuest, 2019, online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?cid=113&cn=Nicaragua. Accessed 26 August 2019.
